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Podgrab

A self-hosted podcast manager to download episodes as soon as they become live

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A self-hosted podcast manager to download episodes as soon as they become live

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

59/100 Fair

Maintained
66last commit 90 days ago
Popular
661,985 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 13 days ago

GitHub stars
1,985
Open issues
149
Last commit
2026-07-15
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
stale

Checked 5 days ago - source: GitHub (akhilrex/podgrab)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Installation Podgrab can be installed with Docker, Docker Compose, or by building from source. source

Fetched 6 days ago - each note links to its source

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  • Kasts
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  • Podcast Addict - Podcast player for Android that offers customizable playback settings, advanced search for episodes, automatic downloads, custom playlists,…
  • Poddr
  • Podverse
  • gPodder - gPodder is a simple, open source podcast client written in Python using GTK+.

Checked 12 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Can I self-host Podgrab with Docker?

Yes, the directory page provides a Docker install guide for self-hosting Podgrab.

Can I use Podgrab to archive podcasts for offline listening?

Yes, it is described as suitable for archiving podcasts, listening offline, or streaming directly from the source.

Can I continue using my preferred podcast client after archiving with Podgrab?

A Reddit user says the added podcast page includes a “podgrab feed” link that creates an RSS link to your Podgrab-hosted instance, so you can use an external podcast app.

Does Podgrab include a player for episodes?

Yes, Podgrab includes an integrated player.

Answers sourced from github.com, selfhost.directory, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 9 days ago - public community threads